The Internet exploded when word came out that Jeffrey Dean Morgan would be playing The Walking Dead’s biggest comic book villain Negan when season 6 returns in February (although look for Negan to show up near the very end of the season). Having already played one psychopath in the Comedian from Watchmen, Morgan seemed like the perfect choice to play the foul-mouthed, barbed-wire-covered-baseball-bat toting Negan.

As excited as fans are to see him in the role, the actor himself may be even more excited to carry around that bat (named Lucille). That became clear when Morgan dropped by Entertainment Weekly Radio (SiriusXM, Channel 105) this morning to chat with Jessica Shaw and yours truly about his addition to The Walking Dead universe as well as his charismatic turn as lawyer-turned-investigator Jason Crouse on The Good Wife. While Morgan admitted that continuing after this season on both shows is going to be difficult (“We’ll see how that turns out. It’s gonna be f—ing hard.”), he had plenty to say about his brand new job as AMC’s biggest baddie yet.

As The Walking Dead’s post-finale teaser recently hinted, there’s a big reason to be excited for the second of half of the AMC drama’s season: Negan is coming!

Viewers first caught wind of the iconic graphic novel villain’s arrival earlier this year when AMC confirmed that Jeffrey Dean Morgan had been cast in the role. So, what does Morgan think about playing the foul-mouthed, murderous baddie? “This is such a departure from what especially TV viewers have seen of me,” Morgan tells TVGuide.com. “I try to not look at characters as if they’re sociopaths when I’m playing them. I think they’re completely rational human beings! That being said, [Negan’s] got his own motivations. … It was an opportunity that just doesn’t come around often. “

But what fans really want to know is just how the comic book character will translate on screen. “As far as I know, it’s going to be very much parallel to the comic books,” Morgan hints. “If you know what’s coming, then I don’t have to tell you.“

Translation: Somebody (Spoiler alert: It was this person in the comics) will be on the receiving end of Negan’s famous barb wire-wrapped baseball bat named Lucille. “I’m no p—y! I don’t mind handling a baseball bat!” Morgan says with a laugh. “I feel real comfortable with Lucille in my hands, let’s say that.”

Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been cast as Negan on the zombie show, AMC confirmed to USA TODAY. Negan is a character that fans of the original Dead comics know very well, a nasty villain who leads a group called The Saviors. In the comics Negan and the Saviors subjugate the Alexandrians in exchange for protection against the Wolves. AMC wouldn’t give any further details on when or for how long Morgan would appear on the show, but considering that the Wolves and the Alexandrians have already clashed this season, fans may speculate that Negan will show up soon.

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